During the summer trimester, the Universit. welcomes over 200 students who have been granted bursaries by Heritage Canada for a French Immersion program of a five-week duration. The students' ages range from 16 to 60 and they, along with professors and monitors, must reside on campus for the duration of the session.

During Immersion, evenings are spent performing in talent shows, watching movies, and listening to concerts of various music forms. Basketball and softball tournaments are also available for sports enthousiasts. Week-ends are spent canoeing, deep-sea fishing, playing tourist or tennis as well as other activities. Each of these activities reinforces the students’ knowledge of French.

All Immersion sessions include at least 4 hours of formal instruction and one workshop per day with highly qualified teachers, above the required language laboratory exercises every week.

• 1. Spring five-week session (May to mid-June)
• 2. Summer five-week session (July to mid-August)
• 3. 100-day session (September to mid-December)
• 4. 100-day session (January to mid-April)
• 5. Mini-immersions (1 week and 2 week sessions)

The objective of Heritage Canada in financing this program is to offer young Canadians an opportunity to acquire :

• (i) greater competence in audio and verbal knowledge of an official second language,
• (ii) better knowledge of the culture associated with this language, and
• (iii) a constructive attitude towards that culture.

The use of French by students is compulsory not only in the classroom but also in conversation anywhere on campus. Students must sign a pledge to speak French exclusively during their stay at Université Sainte-Anne. Level 1 beginners will receive special attention in a separate residence.
• Program A : French for beginners (60 hours)
• Program B : Intermediate French (60 hours)
• Program C : Advance level for Anglophones (60 hours)
• Program D : Advance level for Acadians and Anglophones

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